Review of the AMD FX-8350 8-Core Black Edition Processor. The new AMD FX processors improve upon AMD's first 8-core desktop solution thanks to a next generation core architecture developed from the ground up to deliver an entirely new level of performance. The AMD FX-8350 8-Core Black Edition Proces...

In this article we test and review the new AMD FX 8350 processor. AMD unleashes PileDriver cores on the new Vishera a codenamed architecture. The CPU tested today has eight physical CPU cores, it will have a base clock of 4000 MHz, and can Turbo towards 4200 MHz. And that makes the FX series a multi...

Compared to Zambezi Bulldozer FX CPU, Vishera is more like a refresh than a new launch. The Trinity APU that we reviewed a couple of weeks ago features a greater architectural change in both the CPU and the GPU. However, with Vishera we get a minor tweak of the CPU architecture Piledriver in conjunc...

Review of the AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-3770K at 4.8GHz Multi-GPU Gaming Performance. Nobody buys a CPU with unlocked multipliers to run it at stock frequencies, which you will see inside the many reviews around the web today. So what happens when you pit the flagship architectures together near ...

Review of AMD's new Vishera FX-8350 8-Core AM3+ CPU. We have all seen a glimpse into what the new AMD Piledriver architecture is capable of with our recent review of the Virgo Platform and Trinity APUs. This time around the graphics processor is out and the massive shared L3 cache is in as the only ...

Today, AMD is releasing its second-generation of FX CPUs, dubbed Vishera. The FX-8350 is currently the highest-end model available, running at 4 GHz and costing USD 195. Let's see how it fares against its main competitor, the Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz, USD 200. We also included in our comparison the AMD ...

Even before AMD officially released its Bulldozer-based FX-Series of desktop processors last year, the company was already talking about the follow-on microarchitecture codenamed Piledriver. In fact, in the conclusion of our launch article featuring the AMD FX-8150, we posted an AMD-provided slide t...

The 2nd generation AMD FX processors utilize the new Piledriver cores introduced first on the Trinity APUs, improving upon the previous generation Bulldozer design. The 4GHz FX-8350 sits at the top of this new lineup and is fully compatible with 900-series AM3+ motherboards. The new Piledriver desig...

AMD introduced its new FX-series processors almost exactly a year ago, and AMD enthusiasts hoped these Zambezi CPUs, built on AMD's new Bulldozer architecture, would provide real competition to Intel's Sandy Bridge line. But although the FX-8150 had eight integer cores and was capable of high clock ...

AMD's new FX-8350 is the new kid on the processor block but it, along with the other Vishera CPUs, house technology we've seen before. Like Trinity, this eight core processor uses the revised Piledriver architecture which is supposed to grant it substantial performance improvements over Bulldozer. B...

Without much fanfare, AMD is launching yet another new product, this time the Piledriver-based AM3+ CPUs. Ready as a drop-in replacement for current 9-series AMD motherboards, the FX-8350 not only offers a bit of a surprise in performance, but also a suprise that your wallet will like too.

Review of the AMD A10-5800K Unlocked Trinity Quad Core APU. AMD's new flagship Trinity APU is the A10-5800K. The A10-5800K features some notable improvements over the previous generation. The key improvement is the architectural change to the Piledriver core. Piledriver contains a shared fetcher, de...

The Trinity APU had a very promising start in last week's preview as it was able to dominate the Intel Core i7 3770K. Will the A10-5800K continue to dominate the Core i7 3770K, or will the Core i7 3770K make a comeback? The internal testing from AMD that we can see above shows a 37% increase in the ...

Review of the new AMD Trinity A10-5800K APU. AMD's Trinity architecture and its flagship A10-5800K represent the next evolutionary step of AMD's Fusion initiative. By effectively combining Piledriver CPU cores, updated integrated graphics designs and a price of only 130 USD, AMD is hoping this new d...

Preview of the AMD A10-5800K Trinity FM2 APU. Today we've got an early look at what AMD's latest and greatest desktop products, namely AMD FM2 APUs. Soon to launch into the retail space, we take an early look at what's coming from AMD, in the form of the AMD A10-5800K processor.

Finally, the desktop Trinity is almost here. We got a preview of the integrated GPU gaming performance of the A10-5800K and A8-5600K APU. More detail on the CPU performance and full detail of the platform, architecture, overclocking, and benchmarks coming real soon, so stay tuned.

In this preview we talk about what AMD is about to release with the AMD A10 5800K APU processor. Based on Trinity APU architecture and building on the strengths of both the Llano and Bulldozer design, the 2012 AMD A-Series platform has been updated to meet and exceed the increasing demands of today...

Preview of the AMD A10-5800K and A8-5600K Trinity APU. Less than two days ago, Benchmark Reviews received the latest and greatest APUs from AMD; the A10-5800K and the A8-5600K. They don't launch in the retail market for a couple of weeks, but we are bringing you the low down in a special preview of ...

We're taking a somewhat different two-tiered approach with our coverage of AMD's new Trinity-based APUs for desktop systems today. AMD is lifting the veil on their new product line-up, in addition to graphics performance and power consumption, but we can't quite give you the full monty just yet, due...

So far, it appears that these APUs have an advantage over Intel's Ivy Bridge processors when it comes to graphics. The new AMD Radeon HD 7000 series GPU in these APUs is clearly superior to the GPU found in equivalent and even more expensive Ivy Bridge processors. Additional tests will have to wait ...

Today AMD are allowing previews of their latest APU range based around gaming performance. So we have taken the top model, the A10-5800K, combined it with the ASUS F2A85-V Pro and some high spec components before throwing the system at a selection of the latest games. How does the new platform deal ...